Lately, I’ve hit a bit of a plateau with my chess practice ♟️

There's such a thing as lacking the knowledge that's necessary to self-improve. At your level, doing puzzles won't help much.

So you need one on one with stronger players. Not a chess coach, just someone stronger who can help you understand how to approach the game.

Thank you for your sincere suggestions. I will study hard in this area. Patience and persistence are what I should do most now. Thank you sincerely

At your level, it is more important to focus on learning general principles than to try to learn opening sequences.

you might try the book by Max Euwe, Chess Master Versus Chess Amateur. It explains how a master thinks and it shows the differences between effective chess thinking and several kinds of thinking errors made by newcomers.

And after reading this, concentrate on putting what you have learned into practice. Play slow games. Give yourself time to think. after a games, go back and try to understand what went wrong—not just a 1-move blunder but what was wrong with the plan you followed.

Many people on this site recommend that you grind tactical puzzles. There is some benefit to puzzles. However, in a game, no one is there to tap you on the shoulder to tell you that a tactic is available. Also, doing puzzles does not help you play well to reach a position in which there is a winning tactic. 

2282? So you're a master-level player. Thank you for your advice and guidance. However, there are many things I don't quite understand, such as the logical thinking behind playing chess. I don't have a complete understanding of it. Before, I simply enjoyed playing chess for the fun of playing with friends. It was very interesting. But now I feel tired, and the desire to win is even stronger. I have lost my original intention. This is also my biggest problem. Finally, thank you again for your guidance.

Logical thinking is in terms of constructing game trees. Look at possible moves you can make. Try to work out a good reply against each move, for your opponent. Then, what you might do if they played that way. Do they have a good reply to that?
Already, you're trying to consider many moves. So a stronger player is necessary to ground you in basic rules and dos and don'ts. It can get complicated very fast. Always try to play people slightly better than you when you're learning.

Thank you so much for the thoughtful advice! 
I really appreciate you taking the time to explain it so clearly. As a beginner, this kind of guidance is incredibly helpful. I’ll definitely keep your suggestions in mind and try to practice with stronger players to improve step by step

he's right. have you ever fallen for this trick

Thanks very much, Sally-Kim. I feel sure that with such a positive attitude, your progress may be faster than you imagine. Learning chess is about looking for thoughtful advice wherever you can find it and never doubting your ability to suceed with some hard work and the ability, if one approach doesn't seem to be going right, to try to learn something different.

Thank you very much. I hope we can play chess together when we have the chance.

Of course. Let's do that some time.

r u sure

it will probably decrease her elo

it is unlikely that the student will surpass the master

If it’s not too expensive having a 1 on 1 chess lesson with a coach is helpful

1 on 1 chess lesson ?

Yeah

Go to “Play”, “Play coach” and yeah.

Hi Sally-Kim! Brain ache is a good thing! It is wise to question oneself; I commend you for reaching out to the community. I go up/down by 100 ELO ... seems it's two steps forward, one step back and what you are experiencing is normal. I'm a newb with low ELO so take my suggestion for what it's worth: try to ignore your rating.

I'm telling myself that daily now - that we should focus on why we play chess ... for the appreciation of applying tactics and spotting patterns of the game itself. BECAUSE IT IS FUN. I had to put a sign up on my computer as a reminder "Why are you playing?" Answer is because it is thrilling not because of ratings.

Hang in there and have fun!

This is 4 fun

Where is Survival please? I can't find it!